In Baker’s newly translated 1949 memoir, “Fearless and Free,” the boundary-breaking performer does not hold back on her ...

Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald on 6 June 1906 in St ... exotic animals throughout her storied life. Chiquita the cheetah, who was originally part of her dance act, was known for wearing ...

Josephine Baker, nicknamed Black Venus poses on September ... eyes in the middle of a dance combination. She walked her pet cheetah in the streets of Paris and fed her pet goat backstage.